Thursday, January 7, 2010

Distance Education and Communication

During the past decade, technology has made some amazing advancements in the way we communicate, and I can hardly keep up with these rapidly advancing changes. Communication is a powerful tool that helps students to reflect on what they have learned and experienced. Today students have the opportunities to chat online, text each other using their mobiles, participate in social networds such as Facebook, My Space, BeBo, and YouTube. Also, with these technology advancements people can talk and exhange ideas and opinions with many individuals across the globe. Distance education provides learners with the opportunity to use many technology based resources that helps to enhance their learning process. Distance education helps to improve communication and provides alternatives to learning. According to the article by Akshay, geographical boundaries have no meaning for where ever you may be sitting in the world, you can remain connected through the internet. The internet offers probable students all of the features of both a big and a small town or city. Also, Akshay stated that one of the great things about online schooling is that no matter where you are in the world you can find as many options options as you would have in the biggest cities in the world.

Emmorfia

http://www.distanceeducation.co.in/types-distance-education-courses/free-distance-education.html

http://www.distanceeducation.co.in/types-distance-education-courses/online-distance-education.html

1 comment:

  1. It is the first time I can relate to the Internet as in being in a big city. I could not agree more. Last time I went to N.Y. City I felt as being able to reach anything but at the same time I felt alone. It is a very similar feeling when I work on the Internet. Thanks for this reflection.

    Larissa

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